llosgi

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Proto-Celtic *laɸsketi (to shine, burn), from Proto-Indo-European *lh₂p-sḱéti, from *leh₂p- (to light, shine). Cognate with Irish loisc (burn; sting) and Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, I shine).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

llosgi (first-person singular present llosgaf)

  1. to burn

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • llosgol (flammable, intense, urgent)

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llosgi losgi unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llosgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies